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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 5 DRC COUNTRY In the heart of Africa The third biggest country of the continent sq km sq km of water sq km of land km of land boundaries 9 neighboring countries (Congo, CAR,Sudan,Ouganda,Rwanda,Burundi,Zambia, Angola,Tanzania) 47% of the africas tropical forest 52% of the country covered by forest Many mountains, lakes and rivers

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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 8 Political stability Election( planned for june 2005) Building of basic infrastructures( roads, bridges, railways, airports) Relaunch of production and exportation in agriculture and mining Production of hydropower Development of telecommunications 1. Amelioration of telephone penetration ( 2 millions phone for 60 millions people) 2. Building of a national fixed network lignes for 60 millions people ! 2. Enable the access of communautary population to NTIcs.

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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 19 TIC Government Policy. The National Parliament has set up the frame law to rule the Telecommunication business in DRC.. The Frame-Law of Telecommunication n° published by the President on October 16, Article 39 is establishing the Universal Service :Any ones right to receive a telephone basic service, telegraph, Public phones at a reasonable cost wherever he is located in DRC ( Rural and distant areas) and the principle of Fund for Universal Service Development.

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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 20 Etat de lieu of Fund for Universal Service Development: Not Operationnel after 2 years: Reason: Fund to be raised for the Public Operator which is Public Operator ( Lack of minimum infrastructure). The Public Operator has been assigned also the building of the REFERENCE NETWORK

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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 22 The Fixed infrastructure of OCPT is in fact obsolete, old generation of switch, very low capacity (Kinshasa: lines for 60 millions people!). The development of ICT has to be implemented by the Public as Commercial Operators.

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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 27 The digital divide: Case: Université Virtuelle du Congo Will the global information society reinforce existing inequalities and create new ones? ….or will it just bridge the gap between haves and have nots, since information is now the main economic resource, and it is freely accessible for everybody?

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Atelier Mondial sur les Indicateurs dAccès Communautaire aux TIC Cas de la République Democratique du Congo 33 Electric Power Availability. The development of Telecommunication industry is linked to the availability of electic power ( Low price to kwh, Continuity of service supply 24h, 365 day, large national coverage) DRC: Important producing country of electric power (Inga 1, Inga 2, Zongo, Mwadigunsha…) mainly to provide energy to mining and administrative areas. The solution to provide a large national coverage is the DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS *** 250 SITES IDENTIFIED COVERING ALL THE NATIONAL TERRITORY. Site developped or in project: Butembo, katende, Ngungu ( South African technology and Finance).